Most will think that vinyls are a thing of the past. My dad has a collection of these stacked in the attic, probably collecting dust or worst, molds. Visit Cubao Expo and you’ll find collector’s item of vinyls, well maintained and still playing.

When you think of vinyl, these will come to head..bulky and heavy turntable that will rival your dumbells.

While other vinyls and turntable were relgated as repurposed pieces for your interior needs since Shabby Chic details are such an in thing nowadays.

Satchmi Music and Lifestyle is giving us more reason to like those vinyls and turntables as they bring back the collectibles paired with your Motorino Vinyl players.

Satchmi Store

Satchmi Store celebrated their 1st Birthday as friends and loyal customers came in full force. A celebration of Satchmi’s love for records, music, and the lifestyle they cultivate together with their community.

It’s no surprise to see people flocking in from all directions to the store. Once you step in, be prepared to be trransformed to another world separated from the mall itself.

People got to experience fun and games throughout the event like spin the wheel with prizes from Satchmi’s lifestyle brands — Happy Socks, Lost Nomad, Gouache Bags, The Green House Project, Sunday Paper Co and more, there was also a sleeve face Photo Booth contest, by the end of the night the most creative photo got to take home a Motorino Mk II.

Music, Food and Drinks blended altogether

Several music jamming session’s flooded throughout the event providing promising musicians a venue to hone and let their talent be known. A Satchmi event wouldn’t be complete without performances from their favorite artists BP Valenzuela, Reese & Vica, CRWN, and up and coming Coeli. Chip Balbuena — a comedian from Comedy Cartel’s line up was also there to provide some laughs for the night.

The event served their guest with food courtesy of Mr. Graham’s Sandwich Shop, their highly talked about sandwich with Cebu lechon slices along with chips and dip filled everyone’s appetite throughout the event. There was also Mrs. Graham’s macarons straight from her cafe, specially made complete with vinyl record designs and plating. Quenching your thirst with their Apple Pie Soda was also a delight as well as Craftpoint’s Summer Sessions. All these complemented Satchmi’s esteemed third wave coffee.

​The highlight of the event was when Satchmi released a video showcasing what was next for them this year. Some of the news announced were the opening a 2nd branch in Quezon City (exact location still top secret) early 2016, The Motorino Mk II now comes in the new color Silver bidding goodbye to the Ivory model, and a new Satchmi Blend of beans exclusive from EDSA Beverage Design Studio coming soon.

​People behind Satchmi

“It definitely is hard to believe how far we’ve come” says Edric Chua, co-founder of Satchmi. “When we started out with just a couple of records and an online store, we always used to talk about opening a brick and mortar store until eventually the opportunity presented itself to us and we took it.” he adds.

Satchmi also announced their new vinyl compilation that is composed of some of their favourite performers from Vinyl Day 2013 to 2015. Some of the artists include Autotelic, Oh, Flamingo!, BP x CRWN collab, Tandems ’91, She’s Only Sixteen, Reese & Vica, Imago, Taken by Cars, and more! A total of 12 tracks for a vinyl produced and manufactured entirely by Satchmi. The vinyl, entitled “General Assembly” (and rightly so) will be released sometime in 2016.

​“From an online store to an actual physical store, and now we are not only distributors but producers and manufacturers of actual vinyl records— for a couple of vinyl enthusiasts, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come.” furthers Aislinn Chuahiock, co-founder of Satchmi.

When asked what their secret was into getting this far, Ronald Sy - Managing Director and co-founder of Satchmi simply said “It was really a collaborative effort. Both within the team and with everyone we’ve ever worked with. Our loyal customers and everyone who has ever supported us also helped materialize what we’ve been planning for how many years.”

​Vinyl records have been around for a while now and although the emergence of technology and digital music has proven to lessen physical music sales, the fact that vinyl is slowly growing and emerging to be the ultimate and most genuine medium shows that a love for the good old days will never go away. Satchmi has been the frontrunner into making vinyl records accessible to everyone and as proven today, they are here to stay and we couldn’t be any happier.

​Satchmi is a music and lifestyle brand with a love for vinyl records, worldly goods, and everything in between. Visit their online store at www.satchmi.com or their physical store at the 4F Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.